Dust mop



'Mgfgh 19,1929.

w. J. BARBER 1,706,019

DUST MOP Filed Oct. l5, 1924 Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

fl UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'WILLIAM J. BARBER, OF DELPHOS, OHIO, ASSGNOR TO THE E. & N. MANUFACTUR- Y ING COMPANY, OF DELPHOS, OHO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

DUST MOP.

Application filed ctober 15, 1924. Serial No. 743,693.

Y strands of yarn and hasfor its object to providea mop of simple and durable construci tion which is ecient in operation andwhich canbe manufactured cheaply. n ,l A more specic object of the invention is to provide a yarn and fabric swab adapted to.`

be detachably secured to a supporting frame attachedto. the end of a mop handle `and Aforrn'edwholly of fabric and yarn so that it may be readily detached and washed. A further obj ect is to" provide a fabric and yarn swab which is so formed and so connected to its supporting frame that it cannot become twisted or turned out of properriioor lengaging positiononthe frame. ln accordance with the present invention the main vbody. of yarn is secured. around the marginal portion Acfa fabricbody in such manner that the yarn retaining andV enclosing strip projects above the fabric body, the holding frame isformedto fit upon the central fabric portionfofxth'e body and within 'themarginal yarn 'retaining portion and the bodyv is secured in place upon the foot piece by drawing themarginalyarn retaining portion inwardly over the edge portions of the frame so that the fabric body is stretched across the under sideof the frame V'and the marginal yarn re- Y taining portion is securely held against creeping on theframe and forms a buffer Aor cushion Y Y along the edge ofthe frame toV prevent marring of furniture in the use of. the mop.

' A furtherfobjectlis to provide a swab supporting frame which is so4 formed that it willl accommodate itselfto shrinkage of the fabric ofthe swab 'such as 'may be cause-d by washing.

A further Object isto so mount theY swab upon theha'ndle that when the mop is shaken there will be a jarring impact'of the bod against the handle of the mop t0 facilitate the dislodgmentof dust. With the-above and otherob'jects in view the invention may be said to `comprise the Y device as illustrated in the accompanying drawings hereinafter described and particularly set forth inthe appended claims, together with such variations andv modilications thereof as willbe apparent to one skilled Vin vthe art to which the invention',appertains.

, e Reference should be to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which Fig. l is a top plan view of the mop; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section through the mop; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the mop; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the swab supporting frame carried b-y the handle.

Thepresent invention relates to a yarn carrying body and the means for securing same tothe handle of the mop; The handle l has a channel-shaped attaching plate 2 riveted upon the end thereof and the attaching plate 2 is pivotally connected toa channel-shaped attaching 'member 8 by means of a horizontal pivot pin 4. The attaching member 3 carries a flat substantially rigid 'swab supporting frame preferably made of stiff wire, which, as best shown in FigzbT has outwardly bent laterally projecting portions 5fL and forwardly of the projections 5a has parallel portions 5* securedwithin the channel attaching member 3 by means of tongues 3 struck from the upwardly extending lianges of the attaching member. Forwardly of the attaching memis bowed outwardly at 5 and at the forward .end the free ends of the wire are bent outwardly and back upon themselves to form lateral projections 5d, the ends 5e of the wire being in alignment and spaced apart. The rear end portion of the wire frame and the portion thereof held within the attaching clip B'fornis the rear end of the frame which is substantially rigid. The ends of the wire projecting forwardly from the' clip V3 form resilient spaced arms which can be sprung apart or pressed together to accommodate yarn carrying bodies of different sizes as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

The body portion of the swab is, formed by a flat piece of fabric 6 preferably of double thickness which corresponds substantially in length and width to the wire frame 5. The body portion 6 may have strands of yarn 7 sewed upon the underface thereof but the `main body of yarn 8 is secured around Athe Vedges of the body member 6. Each of the strands oftheyarn 8 is doubled upon itself and passes around a retaining cord 9, the looped portion'of the yarn enclosing the cord A9 being secured within a fabricretaining strip st-rip lO'by transverse seam l2 so that it cannot bepiilied ont. In'the manufacture of the swab the yarn 4is hung over the cordv9,

andthe retaining strip l() is sewed in place thereon prior to the attachment to the body portion 6. One edge 13 of the strip 10 projects beyond the seam ll, and the projecting portion 13 is sewed to the marginal edges of the body portion 6, the strip l() being'of a 'length to completely encircle the body portion'b; A piece of fabric 11i toverlies the forward portion of the fabric body 6 and is sewed thereto the edges at the sides and front endto form a pocket for the forward end of the frame 5. The retaining strip l()` carrying themain body of yarn 8 isso secured to the body portion 6 that the cord retaining seam 1:?, istat the forward end of the body and the free ends of the strip 10 cometogether atthe rear end of the body,'tlie free ends of the cord 9 proj ecting through the enclosing strip 10 at the joined. end Vand forming a draw string by means of which the yarn retaining portion l() may be drawn inwardly. Y Y

'lofasten the fabricand yarn swab to the frame 5, the forward end of the frame is in- `serted within the pocket lll and the rear end thereof forced down within the marginal yarn retaining-portion at the rear end of the swab'. Since the fraine `ilconi'forms substantially to ythe flat fabricV body 6 in ,lengthl and in width vat 'the extreme front'and rear ends, it will be obvious that the frame ts snugly within the marginal yarn retaining portion l0, the forward resilient arms of the framebeing preferably vsprnifig outwardly to fit tightly :inthe Vpocket lil and to stretch the fabric body Gso that lit is held 'flat against the underside of the' frame. After the frame has beennipnt in .place within the-yarn retaining portion 10,

thefdraw string 9 may be pulled tight land tied', drawing the'marinal `yarn retaining portion 10 inwardly from `the front and rear ends'o'f the frame so to securely fasten the yarn carrying body to thefframe; Since the swabis formedr wholly of fabric and yarnit Vcan .be lreadily washed and if there is' any shrinking in the fabric due tothe washing the resilient forward end of the frame when in-V serted within the pocket 14 willjbe sprung together suiciently to accommodate itself to the shrunken body; The pivotal connection Abetween the frame and handle Ais preferably between the rear eno 'and the longitudinal center thereof so that the floor engaging body has a tendencyto tilt forwardly von the pivot and in pushing the mop. over the floor pressure is exerted uniformly upon the mop.

rniediate the ends thereof hasa further. that injsli l viig-"the mopto dis"- fo dust therefron jthevmop body has VVa #jarring impact against theliandlemalring' it unnecessary tovstrike the handle to obtain the jar necessary to dislodge the dust.

lHaving described my invention, 'l claiml. A mop comprising a swab formed of a flats-fabric body having .a retaining strip for yarnextending around. the margin thereof, a body of loosely hungv yarn strands having portions enclosed in said retaining strip, said retaining strip and ythe portions of the yarn strands therein projecting above said fabric body to provide a pocket in the swab, a frame received in said pocket, said frame having a thicknessless than the height of said strip, and means connected to said yarn enclosing strip for drawing the saine over the topiof vsaid frametohold the'framebetween said strip and fabric body andl ahandle secured to said frame. Y'

i 2. A mopcomprising a swab formedof an elongatedflat fabric body having aretaining strip for' yarn extending around the margin thereof, abody of loosely hung yarn strands j having portions enclosed in*Y said, retaining strip, said retaining strip andi 'the portions of the yarn strandsenclosed infsaid retaining strip projecting above thefabric body to provide a pocket inthe swab, a fabric strip ex- Y i tending across the top: of the fab-ric body at one end to form a retaining/pocket, an elongated frame substantially fitting in the pocket formed by the marginal yarn retaining strip and ofless depththan saidinarginal strip,

said frame having one end portion extending into said retaining pocket, meansjfor drawing said marginal yarn retaining strip overV the top of the frame at'the oppositeend thereof e Y to vsecure the swab to the frame, yand aV handle pivoted'to the iframe intermediate the ends thereof. f

3. A mopcomprising a swab-formedy of an i fabric body to Vprovide a pocket in the swab, a i

fabric strip extendingacross said fabric body at one en d 'to'form a`v retaining pocket, an A elongated frame vformed ofjresilient vwire and having an end portionnormally wider Ythan said retaining pocket and formedV of separate laterally flexible arms adapted to extend into said retaining pocketandto exertsp'ring pressure along opposite edges 'ofV @said pocket, means'for drawing said yarn retaining strip over the opposite end of said frameto ysecure the saine to the swab, and a handle pivoted'to vsaidframe intermediate the ends thereof. L

Y n Y The piv-v otalV connection between the handle and frame T14.' A. mop comprising a swab formedof a sorbent strandsv with the i strands Y completely Vsiirroiiii'ding' the i fabric' bofdy and the `'strip projecting thereabove to provide a pocket in f the swab, a frame received in the pocket of the swab, saidfframe having a thickness less than the height of the strip, a draw-string 5 connected to said strip for drawing the saine inwardly over the top of the frame to apply tension to the fabric body and draw the saine tightly against the bottom of the frame, whereby the frame is securely held between said strip and said fabric body. 10

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiix my signature.

WILLIAM J. BARBER. 

